Meanings
nounsistagirl (plural sistagirls)
plural sistagirls
- AustraliainformalA gay or transgender person in the Tiwi Islands culture.
The term 'Sistagirl' is used to describe a transgender person in Tiwi Island culture. Traditionally, the term was 'Yimpininni'.
2015, G. N. Devy, Geoffrey V. Davis, K. K. Chakravarty, Knowing Differently: The Challenge of the Indigenous1 more example
Five sistergirls, transgender Aboriginal people traditionally known in the Tiwi Islands as yimpininni, are giving BuzzFeed News a tour of their island home.
2015, Allen Clarke, Meet The Transgender Sistergirls Of The Tiwi Islands, BuzzFeed News
Origin
sister + girl
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sistagirl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sistagirl
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“sistagirl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sistagirl. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sistagirl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sistagirl.
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